Where does “nagyítógép” come from?

nagyítógép (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian gép, from Hungarian gépely, from German Göpel, from German Gepel.

nagyítógép (Hungarian): enlarger optical device used to make prints from a negative

Definitions

  1. enlarger optical device used to make prints from a negative

Ancestry of “nagyítógép”, step by step

nagyítógép traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian gép

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangépmachine; Ellipsis of számítógép; Ellipsis of...
2Hungariangépelylever, hoist, gin
3GermanGöpelhorse-gin
4GermanGepel

via Hungarian nagyító

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannagyítópresent participle of nagyít; magnifying,...
2Hungariannagyítto magnify, enlarge; to exaggerate, magnify
3Hungarian-tUsed to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used...
4Proto-Uralic-tt
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